Ho Surname

286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,909,912 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Ho Surname User-submission:

(Sino-Vietnamese) Depending on the transliteration, this may refer to either Hồ (Chinese Hu 胡, literally meaning 'dewlap, wattle', but with the secondary meaning of 'long-lasting') or Hà (Chinese He 何, literally meaning 'why' or 'where', but with the secondary Vietnamese meaning of 'to exhale').

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Ho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam1,251,7731:7413
South Korea341,7921:15028
United States60,5781:5,983698
Malaysia57,5201:51360
India36,7291:20,8841,613
Hong Kong33,3541:22053
Singapore16,8621:32754
Canada16,7671:2,198240
Thailand11,9401:5,916220
Cambodia11,2171:1,381332
Australia8,9301:3,023415
Indonesia7,0351:18,7992,275
France6,4531:10,2931,000
England5,5921:9,9641,468
Saudi Arabia5,2471:5,881817
China4,6201:295,957237
Myanmar3,2221:16,120370
Madagascar3,1041:7,6191,529
Philippines2,8301:35,7735,463
Bangladesh2,3431:68,0143,342
Japan2,2571:56,6434,354
United Arab Emirates1,5721:5,828741
Taiwan1,3801:16,989257
Pakistan1,1271:158,5134,220
Dominican Republic1,0941:9,537804
Brazil9961:214,9348,286
South Africa9541:56,7907,214
New Zealand8221:5,509892
Panama8221:4,759554
Scotland8041:6,6591,038
Ghana7621:35,4604,134
Egypt7021:130,96310,408
Netherlands7021:24,0563,902
Sri Lanka5851:35,5704,375
Brunei5071:826163
Mauritius4401:2,940517
Sweden3941:24,9922,031
Norway3531:14,5671,701
Macau3481:1,729216
Germany3261:246,94926,884
Iran3151:243,75418,552
Qatar3091:7,631826
Venezuela2691:112,2833,930
Russia2301:626,62254,766
Suriname2241:2,467352
Algeria2181:177,20921,974
Belgium2041:56,3569,132
Wales1751:17,6831,917
Switzerland1741:47,2016,376
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Portugal1601:65,1143,431
Fiji1571:5,6971,113
Jamaica1531:18,7581,684
Denmark1361:41,5054,326
American Samoa1101:50725
Spain1101:425,01922,707
Peru1051:302,70611,321
Ireland1011:46,6233,460
French Polynesia981:2,865605
Guam821:1,953256
Northern Ireland781:23,6542,695
Mexico781:1,591,36216,746
Austria761:112,04515,874
Trinidad and Tobago751:18,1862,188
Belize651:5,469935
Uzbekistan651:475,83311,089
Papua New Guinea631:129,42417,695
Argentina601:712,39048,679
Aruba601:1,725246
Ukraine601:758,71277,596
Costa Rica571:83,8611,536
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
Curaçao471:3,34674
Finland471:116,95111,447
Chile421:419,44011,239
Ecuador421:378,7119,777
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
New Caledonia361:7,6731,760
Israel351:244,50422,492
Italy281:2,184,16791,195
Kazakhstan241:736,77148,237
Iceland231:16,5261,395
Seychelles231:4,017661
Afghanistan211:1,531,10412,360
Czechia211:506,35652,868
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
Ivory Coast201:1,153,56226,783
Mongolia191:148,6998,761
Greece161:692,48777,522
North Korea161:1,569,81566
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Armenia131:225,3985,875
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
Guatemala121:1,340,2225,550
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
Syria81:2,412,62810,757
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Kiribati41:28,352669
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Oman41:921,9937,313
Solomon Islands41:145,00719,402
Swaziland41:324,550996
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Comoros11:749,524685
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Palau11:21,643223
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
San Marino11:33,214932
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2361:212,79118,243

The alternate forms: (14), (3) & (3) are calculated separately.

Ho (633,178) may also be a first name.

Ho Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Sino-Vietnamese) Depending on the transliteration, this may refer to either Hồ (Chinese Hu 胡, literally meaning 'dewlap, wattle', but with the secondary meaning of 'long-lasting') or Hà (Chinese He 何, literally meaning 'why' or 'where', but with the secondary Vietnamese meaning of 'to exhale').

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Ho Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ho Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ho (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻮ, Hindi: हो, Marathi: हो, Oriya: େହା) is found in Vietnam more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: , or . Click here to see other potential spellings of Ho.

How Common Is The Last Name Ho? popularity and diffusion

It is the 286th most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,816 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Ho reside; 71 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 66 percent reside in Viet-Asia. Ho is also the 1,551st most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 633,178 people.

The last name Ho is most frequently occurring in Vietnam, where it is carried by 1,251,773 people, or 1 in 74. In Vietnam Ho is primarily found in: Mekong River Delta, where 21 percent are found, North Central, where 19 percent are found and Southeast, where 18 percent are found. Not including Vietnam Ho occurs in 165 countries. It is also found in South Korea, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Ho Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ho has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ho last name grew 25,669 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 279,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ho Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (92%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Ho surname are 13.17% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.4% registered with the party.

The amount Ho earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 56.7% less than the national average, earning €13,003 per year; in Norway they earn 18.46% less than the national average, earning 282,178 kr per year; in Peru they earn 56.05% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,251 per year; in South Africa they earn 36.89% more than the national average, earning R 325,308 per year; in Vietnam they earn 4.81% less than the national average, earning 78,472,700 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 15.21% more than the national average, earning $49,714 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.21% more than the national average, earning $58,233 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
8314/
833/
833/
Hou804,316,647/
Cho802,119,473/
Huo801,090,410/
Hoa80155,230/
Kho80121,119/
Hoy8032,219/
Hoo8020,370/
Hoi8017,798/
Hot8016,449/
Hoh808,748/
Hop807,749/
Hod807,328/
Hos804,782/
Hoz801,858/
Hoß801,013/
Hoj80168/
Hoť8038/
Hoš8019/
Hjo8013/
Hoč807/
Hoï804/
Hho804/
Hoć801/
O671,853,071/
Chou67494,067/
Choi67439,579/
Hood67109,809/
Choy6763,580/
Choo6750,835/
Khoo6747,960/
Huot6740,838/
Hoyt6730,506/
Hoss6727,738/
Hoch6725,699/
Chot6720,447/
Hopp6718,683/
Hopf6713,665/
Khoi679,337/
Hott677,067/
Host675,318/
Choj675,297/
Hout674,089/
Chop674,088/
Chuo673,764/
Hooy673,755/
Hoot673,480/
Hosh673,385/
Hoos673,310/
Hoop673,022/
Houd672,912/
Choa672,349/
Choh672,186/
Hosp672,179/
Khoy671,701/
Khou671,581/
Hots671,499/
Houx671,369/
Chod671,319/
Khoj671,057/
Hois67944/
Houp67943/
Chos67716/
Hoit67637/
Hodd67624/
Hodz67568/
Choz67551/
Hous67527/
Hooe67470/
Hoid67320/
Hoiß67198/
Hoås67196/
Hoys67184/
Houh67184/
Hoyd67159/
Houz67139/
Hohu67134/
Hojs67133/
Hosz67131/
Chho67124/
Hodt67113/
Hoih6794/
Hocz6790/
Hooß6765/
Hojč6763/
Hoyh6741/
Huoy6738/
Chgo6738/
Hođa6730/
Hodø6729/
Hoij6726/
Hooz6722/
Khuo6721/
Hojt6719/
Hoøy6718/
Hooa6714/
Hohy6713/
Hoiz677/
Hgoo676/
Hoët675/
Choï675/
Hods674/
Hosť674/
Choć674/
Huoa674/
Hhot674/
Hoph673/
Huod673/
Hodh673/
Ho'a673/
Hosd673/
Hoip673/
Hoës673/
Hoyj672/
Hoyp672/
Hozz672/
Hojj672/
Hozt672/
Hošt672/
Hotť672/
Khho672/
Hgou672/
Hhoj672/
Hoht671/
Hhos671/
Hjoi671/
Hooj671/
Hoľa671/
Hoța671/
Hhoi671/
Hkho671/
D'Ho671/
Choĺ671/
Jhoj671/
Huoj671/
Hozp671/
Hosj671/
Hgoi671/
Hgoj671/
Hhgo671/
Hhho671/
Hhoa671/
Hhoo671/
Hhop671/
Hhoy671/
Hjoy671/
Hjoh671/
Hohh671/
Hohj671/
Hodp671/
Hojp671/

Ho Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ho in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻫﻮhw-
Ho in the Marathi language
होho-
Ho in the Oriya language
େହାeha99.89
Ho in the Hindi language
होho97.73
हॉho2.27

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Ho Reference & Research

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